FirePreplans

Dowagiac, Michigan. Cass County.

Dowagiac City Fire Department

  • 4,848pre-plans, about one per building
  • 14life-risk sites
  • 109estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • At setupin the flood zone

Estimated from public records. Your officers fix what is off in setup.

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 5 career firefighters.

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Union High School, public schoolDowagiac Middle School, public schoolJustus Gage Elementary School, public schoolPatrick Hamilton Elementary, public schoolThe Timbers Of Cass County, nursing homeDowagiac Center, child care centerJustus Gage Elementary GSRP, child care centerLighthouse Christian Child Care, child care centerPathfinders Alternative Ed, public schoolNorth Pointe Center, public schoolForest Glen Assisted Living, personal care homePatrick Hamilton Elementary GSRP & SB, child care centerSMC GSRP/HS, child care centerBeacon Dowagiac, hospitalDowagiac Fire DepartmentUnion HighDowagiac MiddleJustus Gage Elem.Patrick HamiltonTimbersJustus Gage Elem.Forest Glen AssistedSmc Gsrp/HighSTATION2 miNUnion High School, public schoolDowagiac Middle School, public schoolJustus Gage Elementary School, public schoolPatrick Hamilton Elementary, public schoolThe Timbers Of Cass County, nursing homeDowagiac Center, child care centerJustus Gage Elementary GSRP, child care centerLighthouse Christian Child Care, child care centerPathfinders Alternative Ed, public schoolNorth Pointe Center, public schoolForest Glen Assisted Living, personal care homePatrick Hamilton Elementary GSRP & SB, child care centerSMC GSRP/HS, child care centerBeacon Dowagiac, hospitalDowagiac Fire DepartmentUnion HighDowagiac MiddleJustus Gage Elem.Patrick HamiltonTimbersDowagiac CenterPathfindersSmc Gsrp/HighSTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due, estimated by road distance from your stations. Your officers set the real lines in setup.

Your first due by the numbers.

4,848pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
14life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
109buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
At setupbuildings in the 100-year flood zone. We read the flood map for your area when you set up, and every card shows its zone.
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
37square miles of first dueEstimated

About 8,891 people live in these buildings, estimated from the building records.

How to read these numbers. Estimated means we worked it out from public records, and your officers check it at setup. The month is when its list was last updated. A check flag means the list is more than 2 years old, so look at it first.

Numbers built October 2026. Your officers fix anything that is off in setup, and every card follows.

Buildings by type

  • Homes3,904
  • Businesses336
  • Farm buildings257
  • Sheds, utility and other99
  • Apartments and lodging86
  • Industrial62
  • Government and assembly61
  • Schools40
  • Nursing homes and hospitals3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,461
  • 300 to 5001,788
  • 550 to 1,000490
  • 1,050 to 2,00058
  • over 2,00051
Estimated

Water need by the NFA formula, with 25% of the building involved. Homes and apartment buildings with no recorded height are counted as 2 floors; your officers can set heights in setup.

Shuttle loop times and rig counts are worked out card by card, from your tankers or tenders, your fill sites and your roads, once your officers enter them in setup.

Life-risk sites

Nursing homes, hospitals, care homes, schools and day cares that are first due to you, from state and national lists. Each list carries its own date.

NameTypeSizeList as of
The Timbers Of Cass CountyNursing home108 bedsSep 2026
Beacon DowagiacHospitalAt setupJul 2025
Forest Glen Assisted LivingPersonal care home20 licensed capacityOct 2026
Union High SchoolPublic school507 studentsJun 2025
Dowagiac Middle SchoolPublic school393 studentsJun 2025
Justus Gage Elementary SchoolPublic school262 studentsJun 2025
Patrick Hamilton ElementaryPublic school224 studentsJun 2025
Pathfinders Alternative EdPublic school49 studentsJun 2025
North Pointe CenterPublic school44 studentsJun 2025
Dowagiac CenterChild care center101 licensed capacityOct 2026
Justus Gage Elementary GSRPChild care center80 licensed capacityOct 2026
Lighthouse Christian Child CareChild care center50 licensed capacityOct 2026
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Patrick Hamilton Elementary GSRP & SBChild care center14 licensed capacityOct 2026
SMC GSRP/HSChild care center12 licensed capacityOct 2026

Your stations.

Each card routes from the station that is first due, so the way in matches how your rigs come. Add or fix stations in setup.

  • Dowagiac Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2020